_____________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world. Although it occurs predominantly in Asia and Africa, its incidence is rising in western countries where hepatitis C infection is common. Thermal destruction has been used effectively for many years for ablation of both s...

transcatheter ablation of atrioventricular accessory pathway is the therapy of choice in symptomatic patients. the ablation of posteroseptal accessory pathways thas some important points due to its anatomical location. catheter ablation of posteroseptal accessory pathways via left side approach is time consuming with low success rate and higher complications. we performed successful transcathet...

PURPOSE To review the early development of new technologies that are becoming available through customized corneal ablation techniques. METHODS The authors describe the early development of two diagnostic methods to perform customized corneal ablation as well as a variety of new treatment modalities in development. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Results using the wavefront sensors indicate that the...

Catheter ablation is nowadays the first therapeutic option for AVNRT, the most common benign supraventricular tachycardia. Both cryotherapy and radiofrequency energy may be used to ablate the slow pathway. This paper compares both techniques, evaluates results published in literature and gives feedback on some typical aspects of cryo- and RF ablation. Although both techniques have satisfying su...